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The Readyset Royal No.1, 1A cameras were manufactured by Agfa Ansco between 1925 and 1932. The Readyset Royal cameras were made distinctive by their coverings. The camera features were similar to that of the regular Ansco Readyset. These folding cameras were constructed of metal. They were fitted with a fixed focus lens mounted in a simple instantaneous and time shutter.

In 1925 Ansco first released the Ostrich version. This version had a genuine leather covering dyed golden-brown and pimpled to resemble Ostrich skin. The bellows were maroon. In 1931 the second version was the Silver Fox version. This version also had a genuine leather covering but it was dyed brown and black to look like the fur of a silver fox which gave the camera a truly unique and enduring design. The exposed metal parts are painted with grey enamel and the bellows black.

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